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The Electoral College was never designed to protect small states against the tyranny of larger states—not at its inception and not today. Instead, it served to protect
The formula for winning is clear: (1) reject the myths of who votes and why, (2) make early and sustained investment in outreach to an expanded voter pool, and (3) recruit and support candidates who demonstrate authentic and consistent beliefs. Together,
The danger for Democrats is that these unlisted voters are three times as likely to share progressive policy preferences, as they tend to be younger, more Democratic, more liberal, and less affluent. Unfortunately, because they are not on voting lists or in consumer files, these potential voters rarely hear about elections at the rate of their registered counterparts. Mail firms that send
Democrats do themselves and the progressive cause a major disservice by trading efficacy for efficiency—by skipping over entire troves of potential voters, we unilaterally block ourselves from victories. Republicans are losing the demographic game, so instead they are rigging the system. But Democrats are forfeiting elections by refusing to reach out to
Winning in 2020 and beyond depends on candidates who recognize that they are not running against Donald Trump or the darker impulses he represents; they are running for America. And there is a difference. If a campaign is waged solely against the current occupant of the White House, then his behavior becomes the fulcrum against which decisions are made—pettiness to match pettiness; incivility for incivility. On the other hand, a candidate intent on winning over Americans leads with the kinds of conversations we need to have about contentious domestic policy issues and complex foreign policy.
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told me they knew the vote was rigged but they weren’t going to stop. My rage exists because they deserve more, but our nation is in trouble and I know why.
